Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Moreland township
Total Population 11,768
SEX
Male 5,703
Female 6,065
AGE
Under 5 years 562
5 to 17 years 2,029
18 to 20 years 472
21 to 24 years 603
25 to 44 years 2,877
45 to 54 years 1,908
55 to 59 years 818
60 to 64 years 727
65 to 74 years 1,073
75 to 84 years 526
85 years and over 173
Median age 41.4
Under 18 years 2,591
Percent of total population 22.0
65 years and over 1,772
Percent of total population 15.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 4,154
Family households (families) 3,421
Married-couple families 3,109
Percent of total households 74.8
Other family, male householder 68
Other family, female householder 244
Nonfamily households 733
Percent of total households 17.6
Householder living alone 674
Householder 65 years and over 410
Persons living in households 11,768
Persons per household 2.83
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 11,351
Black 36
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 376
Percent of total population 3.2
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 79
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,243
Occupied housing units 4,154
Owner occupied 3,662
Percent owner occupied 88.2
Renter occupied 492
Vacant housing units 89
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.7
Units with over 1 person per room 28
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 3,663
1-unit, attached 47
2 to 4 units 65
5 to 9 units 25
10 or more units 414
Mobile home, trailer, other 29
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 3,282
Less than $50,000 12
$50,000 to $99,999 108
$100,000 to $149,999 389
$150,000 to $199,999 743
$200,000 to $299,999 1,521
$300,000 or more 509
Median (dollars) 220,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 456
Less than $250 88
$250 to $499 255
$500 to $749 86
$750 to $999 19
$1,000 or more 8
Median (dollars) 412
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 3,282
White 3,192
Black 10
Percent of occupied units 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 80
Percent of occupied units 2.4
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 13
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997